PRESSED SERIES, 2005
Collagraph made from the artist's garment
29 in h x 42 in w; 42 in h x 29 in w
Edition of 16
2005
In collaboration with Lower East Side Printshop, New York
Pressed Coat
Pressed Jeans
Pressed Blouse
Jean Shin: Pressed Series
For this series of relief prints, Shin has taken her own blouse, pair of jeans, and coat and deconstructed them into fabric cutouts and seams. By gluing the pieces onto plates that are then inked, the clothes are literally put through the press. These prints reference the notion of pressing clothes in laundry and dry-cleaning processes. Collectively these collagraphs make up a self-portrait.